Meaning & use
dehumanization
The process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities, often to justify mistreating them.
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Wartime propaganda often relies on the dehumanization of the enemy to make violence seem acceptable.
Sociologists study how dehumanization in prisons can lead guards to abuse inmates.
A note on using this word
Dehumanization means treating people as less than fully human, a concept frequently discussed in the context of war, slavery, or discrimination.
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